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Anduril lands $2.9 billion Navy submarine shipyard contract days after Luckey joins Pentagon weapons group
Defense tech leaders are gaining sway in Washington in President Donald Trump's military reindustrialization push
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This startup wants to reduce liquidation risk from margin calls on prediction markets
Edge Markets' new infrastructure aims to support institutional trading for markets that operate around the clock.
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Russian lab worker's suspected plague death leaves experts puzzled
Russian authorities say the situation is stable and there are no reports of secondary cases.
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UBS CEO warns ‘hard measures’ are needed to tackle French debt crisis, as turmoil worsens
UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti warned that "hard measures" are needed to tackle France's spiraling debt crisis.
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Paramount's hard-fought takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery closed Tuesday. Here's how we got here
Paramount has faced competing bids and an antitrust hurdle since its earliest attempts to take over WBD. Here's a timeline of key events.
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Asos customers receive ‘hack’ message threatening to leak personal data
Shares in fashion company fall 11% after its app systems are accessed by ‘unidentified third party’Business live – latest updatesAsos is investigating unauthorised access to its app system after shoppers received a notification claiming hackers had “fully compromised” its data.The online fashion retailer said basic personal information including name and contact details might have been accessed by an unidentified third party but it did not believe that payment cards or passwords had been compromised. Continue reading...
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Trump says MAGA Inc. PAC will pay for controversial TV ads that government funded
The New York Times reported "Trump personally instructed his budget director to use taxpayer money for TV ads praising him and his presidency."
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Trade deficit hits $105.6 billion, widest since just before Trump tariffs enacted last year
That marked a 13.7% jump from July and was ahead of the Dow Jones consensus estimate for $102 billion.
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Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger
The merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition.
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Russia’s neighbor backs push to lift ban on nuclear weapons, prompting outcry from Moscow
Lithuania is seeking to bolster its security amid growing concerns over Russia.
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Paramount completes $111bn acquisition of Warner Bros to form new media empire Skydance
David Ellison and ex-Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz to oversee both film studios, HBO Max, CNN and CBS News as co-executivesParamount completed its $111bn acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery on Tuesday, consolidating some of the world’s most recognizable studios and news outlets after a bidding war with Netflix and months of legal turmoil.The new company, now called Skydance, will have David Ellison, the son of a billionaire tech mogul, at its helm, with the former CEO of Mattel, Ynon Kreiz, as co-executive. They will oversee Paramount and Warner Bros’ movie studios, HBO Max, CBS News and CNN. Continue reading...
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Google DeepMind's Lila Ibrahim, world's top AI 'readiness' officer, on preparing for what's to come
Google DeepMind Chief AI Readiness Officer Lila Ibrahim may be the only person with that title, and as intelligence risks rise, she takes it very seriously.
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House China committee chair urges Fed to review Hong Kong’s access to dollar lifeline
Rep. John Moolenaar wants the Fed to rethink Hong Kong’s access to a dollar-liquidity facility as China promotes the yuan as a global currency.
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Treasury yields fall as oil prices slide
U.S. Treasury yields were broadly lower on Tuesday morning after reaching fresh highs the previous day.
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Ofcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants safety checks
Watchdog examining whether company carried out adequate risk assessment as required by Online Safety ActMark Zuckerberg’s Meta is under investigation for a potential breach of the UK’s digital safety laws after launching a Snapchat-style feature on Instagram.The communications watchdog, Ofcom, is investigating whether the $1.9tn (£1.4tn) company infringed the Online Safety Act (OSA) by failing to carry out adequate checks on whether its Instagram Instants product could show illegal content or be accessed by children. Continue reading...
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Rebounding oil exports through Strait of Hormuz are vulnerable to stepped-up Iranian tanker attacks
Nearly 20 commercial ships, mostly tankers, have come under attack over the past month while sailing through the Hormuz chokepoint.
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Jailed Lego collector’s insurance scam highlights UK’s £1.3bn fraud problem
Industry leaders say bogus claims rose 14% last year, pushing up premiums for all customersAn insurance fraudster who pocketed more than £14,000 for the supposed theft of Lego sets, fishing gear and gaming consoles was behind one of last year’s most high-profile bogus claims.Investigators uncovered £1.34bn of fraud in 2025, a 14% increase on the year before, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI). Continue reading...
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From films to streaming prices - how the Warner Bros deal could affect you
The deal is expected to alter the entertainment and news industries but could it mean higher prices for consumers?
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Mistral unveils new AI model it says rivals best open systems from China
Western developers are racing to compete with Chinese companies in open weight and open source AI.
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ASOS app users receive push notifications apparently sent by hackers
Dozens of people appear to have received a strange message from the clothing and beauty store's app.
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Barbie maker Mattel faces investor pressure to consider a sale amid stagnating growth
Mattel is facing pressure from a major investor to consider a sale amid struggling sales and profitability, according to various reports on Monday.
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Student riots engulf France as far-right presidential frontrunner Le Pen vows fiscal turnaround
A teenager reportedly lost a hand in the protests, which have seen over 5,000 people arrested.
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Yemen forces reclaim key Red Sea port city from Iran-backed Houthis in major counteroffensive
Oil markets remain on edge over potential Middle East supply disruptions, with Brent trading around $100 a barrel as the risk of further escalation persists.
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Goldman: Diesel prices set to stay high through 2027 as refineries struggle to meet demand
Goldman Sachs says tight refinery capacity could keep diesel prices elevated through 2027, with high margins needed to curb demand and rebuild inventories.
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UK events firm that hosts arms fairs and comic shows sold to rival for £2bn
FTSE 100 firm Informa to buy Clarion from private equity group BlackstoneBusiness live – latest updatesA British events business that hosts arms fairs and conventions for comic book fans has been snapped up by a FTSE 100 rival for more than £2bn.Informa has struck a £2.24bn deal to buy the London-based events organiser Clarion from the private equity group Blackstone Continue reading...
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We're saving £100 a month for our kids but they won't get it until they're 57
Why a growing number of parents are opening pensions for their children.
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Britain is on 'thin ice,' warns ex-Bank of England chief economist — and it must act to 'appease financial markets'
Britain has the highest government borrowing costs in the G7.
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Lego fraudster among last year's most high-profile insurance scammers
The person was sentenced to 28 months in prison after an investigation found the claims were made up, the insurance trade body, the ABI said.
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How quant funds beat the market by being 'early, contrarian and right'
Quantitative hedge funds have captured big trends in bonds and oil to outperform the stock market this year.
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OpenAI admits response to Australian government hacks 'not good enough'
Top executive Jason Kwon tells hearing company has added "more precautions" to its training environments.
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CNBC Daily Open: 'Red' diesel to hit U.S. highways
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order allowing diesel normally reserved for off-road use to hit U.S. public roads and highways.
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‘Pull the plug’: protesters resort to direct action against AI firms
Campaign groups report surge in membership after a spate of AI safety alerts and apocalyptic warningsIn a bar below Waterloo Bridge, a cell of a fast-growing anti-AI protest movement met last week to plot their latest move: disrupting a tech industry dinner being addressed by a senior executive from the chip maker Nvidia.Emma, a 28-year-old bartender, had never before taken direct action and was the most nervous of the four plotters from Pull The Plug, one of a growing number of AI-focused campaign groups around the world. Continue reading...
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Australian consumer confidence plunges to worst level since 1990s after RBA rate rise
Key indicator dropped about 20% after the Reserve Bank last month announced the highest interest rates since 2011Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian households are the most persistently pessimistic they have been since the early-1990s recession, after a fourth rate rise this year.Confidence among Australian consumers has plunged about 20% since the Reserve Bank of Australia lifted interest rates to the highest levels since 2011, according to the Westpac–Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index. Continue reading...
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Irish budget to tackle childcare and energy costs
The threshold at which people start paying the higher income tax rate is also expected to increase.
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Last call for the mall? How shopping centres are reinventing themselves
In the internet age, medium-sized retail hubs are looking for new ways to survive and thrive.
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Banks still refusing credit cards, watchdog says
Applications are being denied despite a change to make it easier, Jersey Consumer Council says.
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UK regulator FCA to investigate how it handled Epstein whistleblower who took his own life
British banker Simon Andriesz helped to expose alleged ties between late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and US commerce secretary Howard LutnickA top UK regulator has launched an investigation into how it handled a whistleblower – who highlighted alleged ties between the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the US commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick – after he took his own life.The British banker Simon Andriesz died late last month aged 57, the campaign group Transparency Task Force, of which he was a member, confirmed over the weekend. Continue reading...
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‘It really hammers people’: Scottish islanders hit by highest diesel prices in UK
Inhabitants of the Hebrides and Shetland tell of how fuel costs are putting the squeeze on commuting, services, food and moreAs fuel prices reach the highest level in the UK since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Scottish islanders are feeling the pain more than most. On the mainland, the price of diesel has soared to a record high of 200.01p a litre, bringing the cost of filling an average family car to more than £110, according to the RAC. Petrol has risen by a third since the start of the Iran war at the end of February, averaging 174.71p – increasing to 195.64p in motorway service areas.In the Hebrides and Shetland, prices at the forecourt have jumped even higher, with some fuel stations selling diesel for more than 220p a litre during the initial rise. Continue reading...
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Burnham’s surprise EU-turn could deliver the Tories from a generational mess | Gaby Hinsliff
Badenoch would never have reopened the door on Brexit, but now that the PM has, it suits the Conservatives to let him walk through itThere’s no way on earth it should have worked, but somehow he may have got away with it. Last week, the actor Richard E Grant became the first contestant on The Traitors – a show whose only unbreakable rule is never to let anyone know you’re the murderer – to gleefully announce within minutes of being selected that yes, haha, it’s him! Yet even then many of his fellow contestants seemed to like him too much to recoil.And that, roughly speaking, is now Andy Burnham’s Brexit strategy. After years of Labour politicians – not least Burnham himself, in the Makerfield byelection, without which he would not now be prime minister – trying to hide their real feelings about Brexit, Burnham has decided just to tell the truth and hope people roll with it. Leaving hasn’t worked, he said bluntly last week in Liverpool, and Britain should consider the alternatives. If you’re a leaver who suspects him of being out to unwind Brexit – well, yes, he is. This bold strategy seemingly surprised much of his own cabinet, an early lesson in how he likes to work for those who hadn’t studied his Manchester operation closely enough. But the oddly muted initial response to what would once have been a seismic shock suggests it’s wrongfooting some opponents, too.Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...
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Community supermarket opens in shopping centre
Shoppers can access a wealth of budget-friendly groceries at the new social supermarket.
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Anthropic says AI agents didn’t breach Australian government websites – video
During a joint parliamentary hearing on artificial intelligence, Anthropic’s head of safeguards, Dave Orr, says that investigations of hundreds of millions of transcripts reveal no unauthorised interactions with Australian government systems. However, Orr acknowledges Anthropic has limited visibility into customer usage due to standard ‘zero data retention’ policiesAnthropic tells AI inquiry it ‘never tried to dictate’ Australian copyright rules Continue reading...
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World Bank warns of AI concentration risks as it lifts East Asia and Pacific growth outlook to 4.5%
The World Bank now expects the region to grow 4.5% this year, but flagged that trade growth outside AI-related goods has been "weak or negative."
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The butter boom – how the world fell back in love with the glorious golden spread
It’s being sculpted for fashion parties, collected by tourists and hoarded in freezers. There are even entire shops devoted to it. What’s behind the revival of the much-maligned foodstuff?Temperatures in Paris were nudging 41C when Erwan Leo opened Le Butter this summer. Wildfires had already been tearing through France and the city was quiet, particularly in the less touristy 8th arrondissement, a flex-your-wealth area near the Eiffel Tower known as the “golden triangle”. The last thing it needed, you would think, was a shop that sold loads of butter. “We were just so worried about the fridges,” says Leo, the 34-year-old owner. “We didn’t think anyone would even turn up.”I visit Le Butter, the first shop in Paris dedicated to selling the stuff, two months later in September. It’s a quaint, photogenic spot between a wine shop that was opened by Leo eight years ago and a cafe famous for being blown up in Christopher Nolan’s Inception. Inside there are candy-striped walls, little shopping baskets, a shelf of Instagrammable buttery merch (knives, hats, totes) and two double fridges containing 50 different types of butter. It’s a lot cooler today; the fridges purr away at an exacting 3C. And the past few months have been busy – so much so that Leo has had to erect a bench for those waiting outside, and a retractable barrier to manage the queues. Continue reading...
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Little room for ‘giving and taking’: India’s finance minister confirms trade impasse with the U.S.
In the latest sign of growing skepticism around the closure of the trade deal between New Delhi and Washington, an Indian minister said there is little room for ‘giving and taking.’
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Pentagon says Trump approves Army firing squad execution of Fort Hood killer Nidal Hasan
Former Army Maj. Nidal Hassan was sentenced to death after a court-martial that convicted him of killing 13 and wounding 32 others at an Army base in Texas.
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Trump offers U.S. help to Russia after plague death; WHO assesses the situation as low risk
WHO said it was in contact with Russian authorities, and has offered support if needed, while assessing the risk to the general public as low based on available information.
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CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: Starbucks enters Xinjiang in calculated geopolitical risk
Starbucks struck one of Asia's most closely watched deals last year. Now it is getting headaches over choices made by a partner that leans toward Beijing.
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Russian gold floods Hong Kong as Western sanctions redraw bullion trade
The surge underscores how Russia's gold trade has been rerouted after its invasion of Ukraine in 2022 shut its producers out of major Western markets.
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Five reasons India's stock market is sinking even when its economy is growing
The world's fastest growing major economy has one of the worst performing major equity markets in 2026.
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'We had a threat': Trump explains U.S. moving long-range bombers from UK
The U.S. Air Force B-1 bombers removed from England have been used in strikes on Iran.
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Tories unite behind Badenoch, but road to recovery remains long
Farage’s woes have given some a reason to hope, but insiders say focus on economy over culture wars is needed to win back centrist voters During a quick-fire Q&A at the Conservative party conference this weekend, Kemi Badenoch was asked who she would pick between Robert Jenrick or Suella Braverman.“Why do you keep offering me these? It’s like asking if I’d rather be shot or drowned,” the Tory leader responded with her trademark directness. Continue reading...
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Gatorade maker recalls 122,000 cases of popular sports drink across 37 US states
PepsiCo initiated class II recall of 28oz bottles last month over ‘undeclared’ yellow dyes, FDA notice saysAbout 122,000 cases of the popular sports drink Gatorade have been voluntarily recalled across 37 US states due to their having “undeclared” food dye, according to an official federal notice.The varieties of the drink involved in the notice include 28oz bottles of Gatorade Lemon Lime, Lime Zero, Orange and Gatorade Orange Zero, the notice said. Gatorade’s manufacturer – the soda giant PepsiCo – initiated its recall on 25 September, said the advisory, which was posted on the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s website. Continue reading...
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The Guardian view on Tory economics: Britain’s future needs more than Thatcher’s past | Editorial
The Conservatives blame their failures on abandoning their 1976 principles. But the country needs investment and resilience rather than another round of spending cutsThe Conservative party wants to go back to the future under Kemi Badenoch. In her foundational text, The Right Way, released at the weekend, the Tory party leader makes its intellectual lineage explicit, repeatedly invoking Margaret Thatcher’s 1976 policy statement The Right Approach. The 2026 economic framework is familiar: only private enterprise creates wealth; taxes, regulation and spending can obstruct growth and competition; markets make the country stronger. The speech by her shadow chancellor, Andrew Griffith, made it clear that Conservative failures over its 14-year spell in charge were the result of the party straying from Thatcherite principles.One might argue that, on the contrary, errors were because the party slavishly followed such a creed. When Rough, a depleted North Sea gasfield that once provided around 70% of the UK’s gas-storage capacity, was judged uneconomic by its private owner, a Conservative government in 2017 accepted that international markets could provide the UK with adequate energy security. That proved to be a big mistake when Russia invaded Ukraine, sending fossil fuel prices upwards. Britain was particularly exposed as a net energy importer and highly dependent on gas. Tory ministers had to bring back Rough into operation in 2022. Mrs Badenoch puts its closure down to “false economies”. But what was wrong was putting private profitability ahead of the country’s needs.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...
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Shadow chancellor vows to cut at least one tax in every Tory budget
Shadow ministers unveiled a series of policies on day two of the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.
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BT’s purchase of TalkTalk is cosy – but probably politically sensible | Nils Pratley
For all the howls of a ‘stitch-up’, it’s hard to see what ministers were supposed to do, as the alternatives risked worse outcomesBT to buy broadband supplier TalkTalk in £400m rescue deal, saving 900 jobs“All the characteristics of a stitch-up masked as a rescue deal in the public interest,” thundered Virgin Media O2. It’s not an unreasonable view of BT’s hurried weekend acquisition of TalkTalk. Once upon a time, TalkTalk was seen as a plucky upstart performing the useful role of irritant to BT’s giant Openreach broadband operation. Now the challenger is being consumed by the dominant player via a pre-pack administration that minimises short-term political headaches.Here’s the problem, though, with the cosy stitch-up thesis. For all the howls of outrage, it’s hard to see what the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, who gave her blessing by issuing a little-used public interest notice, was supposed to do differently. Alternative approaches, notably a chaotic collapse of TalkTalk without a rescue plan for the customers, risked worse outcomes. Continue reading...
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Pentagon stops using Anthropic AI tools after blacklisting company, BBC told
It labelled Anthropic a "supply chain risk" in February after the firm refused to remove safety guardrails from its tools.
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Russia plague: What we know about the suspected case reportedly linked to a lab worker’s death
According to local media reports, as many as 189 people have also been placed under medical observation in Irkutsk in eastern Russia.
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Preppers used to be ridiculed – but we’re all stockpiling now | Zoe Williams
The UK government urging households to prepare for unknown threats with a three-day supply of food and water doesn’t feel like an overreaction. But is there a bigger plan to go with it?There is no national food stockpile and there hasn’t been since it was wound up in the 1990s. It feels like a metaphor for the delusions of that era: nothing bad can possibly happen again; no two countries with a McDonald’s have gone to war with each other (according to the journalist Thomas L Friedman, also in the 90s). Now, we all have a McDonald’s and wars regularly disrupt food supplies. The problem with metaphors is you can’t eat them – not even satisfying ones. For people who remember the second world war, or feel as if they do, there is always enough muscle memory to do topical household stockpiling. My mum kept a trunk of food that was mainly filled with condensed milk in case of a nuclear war, all the way through the 80s. When the Berlin Wall came down, we should have had a ceremonial toffee-sauce-making event where we ate it all, but we didn’t; in 1990, she was stockpiling again, to mark the Gulf war. Continue reading...
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Sainsbury’s and Morrisons ‘held talks this year’ on multibillion-pound merger
Deal would have created a supermarket with a market share of 23.6%, still well behind Tesco’s 27.8%Sainsbury’s held merger talks with rival Morrisons this year to discuss a multibillion-pound deal that would have been the biggest shake-up for UK supermarkets in decades, according to reports.The two companies held exploratory negotiations, according to the Financial Times and Sky. It is believed they are no longer in live discussions. Continue reading...
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Average five-year fixed mortgage rate hits 6% for first time in three years
Banks and building societies raise prices as turmoil in bond markets increases expectations of base rate riseThe average cost of a five-year fixed-rate mortgage has hit the 6% barrier for the first time in three years, as jitters in the money markets make the loans more expensive for lenders to offer.Figures from financial information provider Moneyfacts show the average is now 6.00%, its highest point since September 2023, while the average two-year fixed rate is not far behind at 5.98%, its highest since December of the same year. Continue reading...
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UK reviewing whether to impose tariffs on Chinese car imports to align with EU
Move would strengthen Britain’s case to be included in new legislation to protect European manufacturingBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK is reviewing whether to impose tariffs on Chinese car imports to align itself with the EU and strengthen its case to be included in new legislation designed to protect the European manufacturing sectors including autos and chemicals.It is understood the EU has raised the question of tariffs with the UK as part of the discussions on the “Made in Europe” legislation, known as the Industrial Accelerator Act. Continue reading...
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BT agrees rescue deal to buy broadband operator TalkTalk
The takeover still needs to be approved by the regulator, but would give certainty to TalkTalk's millions of customers
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BT to buy broadband supplier TalkTalk in £400m rescue deal, saving 900 jobs
Virgin Media O2 complains of ‘stitch-up’ over rival provider, which has 1.5m customersNils Pratley: BT’s purchase of TalkTalk is cosy – but probably politically sensibleBT has agreed to buy the broadband supplier TalkTalk out of administration in a £400m rescue deal that will save 900 jobs.The company said it had struck a deal to acquire TalkTalk and its wholesale business PlatformX Communications (PXC) on a debt-free basis, in a move that is expected to cost it £400m. Continue reading...
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Why are data centres such a big deal in Scotland?
At least 23 huge data centres are planned in Scotland, causing significant concern for campaigners.
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Trump chooses top spy boss to run new AI taskforce
The US president said his national intelligence chief will lead the group as worries over AI grow.
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Trump’s recent statements on the economy are even more bonkers than usual | Steven Greenhouse
Our ‘genius’ president is revealing his ignorance of economics, fueling concerns about the threat he poses to the worldDonald Trump recently made a bold claim about his abilities, writing on Truth Social: “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!”But in the days before and after that post, Trump made one mind-boggling statement after another, including one that raised the possibility of cutting off all trade with dozens of the US’s trading partners. The president’s statements had many experts questioning not just his intelligence, but also whether he – and the outlandish policies he was proposing – were a clear and present danger to both the US economy and the world economy. Public respect for Trump’s economic sense has fallen so low that just 7% of Americans think he should take the lead in regulating AI, according to a recent WSJ poll. Continue reading...
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Average five-year mortgage rate hits 6% for first time in three years
The cost of a new fixed-rate mortgage has been rising in recent weeks as lenders face higher costs.
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The UK’s G20 presidency will push Andy Burnham to the centre of the global stage. What will he use it for? | Michael Jacobs
This is a chance for the PM to advance his progressive agenda and tackle urgent issues such as AI regulation and climate actionAmong the many crucial decisions Andy Burnham has to make over the next few weeks, one has gone almost completely unremarked: what Britain’s priorities will be when it assumes the presidency of the G20 next year.Burnham has said he wants to concentrate on domestic policy. But with the world in turmoil, chairing the group of the world’s largest economies will be one of his most important responsibilities.Michael Jacobs is professor of political economy at the University of Sheffield and a former energy and climate change adviser to Gordon Brown when he was prime minister Continue reading...
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Coach services could be cut due to record diesel prices, UK operators warn
Rising fuel costs are pushing hundreds of firms out of business, threatening school transport, firms sayBusiness live – latest updatesCoach operators have said record diesel prices could force cuts to services including school transport, as hauliers warn rising fuel costs are pushing hundreds of firms out of business.The average price of diesel on UK forecourts hit a fresh record of more than £2 a litre last week, as the war in the Middle East continues to disrupt global fuel supplies. Continue reading...
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Pasture lives: the rebel cheesemakers preserving an Alpine tradition
A story of storico ribelle, produced by a small group of mountain herders according to a traditional farming system based on seasonal and rotational grazingMy journey into the world of storico ribelle began with a shared passion for photography and the mountains. A close friend of mine lives in the Orobie Alps. He loves the mountains and the natural environment that surrounds him, and we share the same passion for photography. When I finally went to visit him, I discovered a way of experiencing the mountains that was very different from the one I knew growing up in the Apennines, where I come from.What struck me was not only the landscape, but the relationship people still have with it. Here, I discovered a world where the mountain is not simply a place to visit or explore, but a place to live and work. A world where cheese is still a tradition rather than an industrial product, and where the rhythms of the seasons, the animals and the daily work of the alpeggiatori – the mountain herders – are still deeply connected. Continue reading...
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Holiday cottage company insisted on a death certificate to amend our break
Sykes Holiday Cottages showed no empathy and insisted on paperwork we didn’t have so soon after my husband’s deathWe booked a break with Sykes Holiday Cottages for 11 of us to celebrate my mum’s 80th birthday last February. The cost was £2,400, paid for by my 87-year-old dad, but it was my husband who made the booking.In January, my husband was diagnosed with aggressive lymphoma, and he died 10 days before the trip. My parents and some other members of the party still planned to take the holiday, and my dad informed Sykes of the death, since my husband was their point of contact. Continue reading...
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How much is your salary?
And would you reveal it in a job interview?
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‘I didn’t know what to do’: collapse of providers of high-end digs leaves students in shock
Cost of living crisis and drop in international students hits market for purpose-built accommodation“It was dead in the middle of summer, it was a shock,” says Nathalie Sriwiboonrattan. The fourth-year game design student at Abertay University was at home with her family thousands of miles away in Thailand when she discovered the owner of her Scottish studio flat had abruptly gone bust.“I was like, my hands are tied. I’m not in the country. I don’t know what to do,” she says. Sriwiboonrattan was forced to act quickly to secure new housing for the academic year, which has just begun, paying £850 to have her possessions moved. Continue reading...
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The 2029 tipping point: Western populations are about to start shrinking, piling pressure on public finances
Moody's predicts that the world's aging populations will have fundamental impacts on the global economy and lead to difficult policy decisions.
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How India became dangerously addicted to Chinese imports
India’s toy shops provide an unlikely barometer by which to measure its economic relationship with China.
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The job interview question you don't have to answer
Experts explain what you should do if you are asked for your current salary during a job interview.
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Money stolen by scammers hijacking UK social media accounts rises 400%
Many cases involve criminals using other people’s identities to sell fake event tickets to friends and familyThe total amount stolen by criminals who hack into people’s emails and social media accounts and then pretend to be them has risen by more than 400% in a year, official UK data shows.In many cases, the scammers are hijacking people’s accounts in order to use their identity to sell fake event tickets – such as to sold-out gigs – to unsuspecting friends and family. Continue reading...
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The AI industry is booming. Women are getting left behind
Women hold just a fraction of new AI jobs but are overrepresented in roles with high risk of AI disruptionThere’s a common fear among people who work in Silicon Valley: snag one of the fast-growing, high-paying jobs in artificial intelligence, or get trapped in the “permanent underclass”, a phrase describing the fate of those who won’t have upward mobility in the age of AI.The phrase usually describes a future in which AI automates human jobs. But for women in tech, it’s starting to look like the present. Continue reading...
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Burnham’s plans for social care and its workers are admirable but changes must come quickly | Heather Stewart
Money is needed now for a system that has left families including mine struggling their way unsupported and forgotten As one of many hundreds of thousands of people in the UK with a parent with Alzheimer’s, the passage in Andy Burnham’s speech about social care moved me to tears.My mother had not even been diagnosed when I watched Theresa May announce her 2017 general election manifesto in a hall in Halifax – with care funding at its heart. Continue reading...
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‘The violence is off the scale’: staff and passengers at risk as assaults on trains in Great Britain soar to record high
Cases of abuse, spitting, head-butting and sexual harassment, have spiked as transport police numbers have dwindledWhen a train was halted outside Exeter St Davids station on Monday, rail staff leapt to one conclusion: there had been a violent incident on board.“Someone will have kicked off,” one staff member said. “It happens all the time. My boss got head-butted recently.” Continue reading...
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‘They call every week’: the phishing attacks targeting past victims
Scammers reuse personal details harvested from fake Esta websites – and texts and calls can keep arriving for monthsWhen the British actor Lisa Riley was preparing to travel to the US last year, she applied online for an Esta so she would not need a visa. After finding the site through a Google search she filled in her passport, bank and personal details and waited for the confirmation, which normally takes just under an hour.When it failed to arrive, she emailed an address from the site where she had paid and got back a message unlike any she had seen before, with a link to a website that displayed a jumble of words and letters. Continue reading...
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‘We are in a kind of war’: row over viral Amsterdam chip shop lands in court
Neighbours say crowds drawn by TikTok to Fabel Friet are clogging the picturesque canal street and attracting litter, gulls and ratsPeople living in one of Amsterdam’s most exclusive neighbourhoods have taken the city to court for licensing a chip shop that has gone viral on TikTok.On busy days, the queue for Fabel Friet on Runstraat stretches across a bridge on the Keizersgracht – one of Amsterdam’s most famous canals – a court was told last week. The narrow street itself is crowded by tourists waiting for their orders seven days a week. And loitering with intent – on parked cars, on the street itself, and on steps and porches – gulls wait to swoop. Continue reading...
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How an 87-year-old Spanish woman became the face of the fight for affordable housing – explainer
María del Carmen Abascal, 87, was evicted from her home, on a stretcher, after being given 30 minutes to gather her belongings.The Guardian's European community affairs correspondent, Ashifa Kassam, explains how her eviction sparked protests across Madrid, which led to 'Maricarmen' becoming the symbol of a long-running housing rights movementEviction of 87-year-old puts Spain’s deepening housing crisis in the spotlight Continue reading...
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‘I was making no money’: Travel agent side hustle promoted by influencers criticised over fees
Would-be marketers enticed by online talk of entering a world of travel and easy cash find that the reality is rather differentMonths before she entered the Love Island villa, the content creator Yasmin Hadlow promised viewers of her online videos that they could “catch flights and get paid mid-air”. All they had to do, she said, was send her a direct message with the word “freedom”.The 23-year-old is among several influencers and celebrities, including the former Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison, working for PlanNet Marketing, which recruits people to work as independent travel agents with a separate US business, InteleTravel. Continue reading...
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Bailiffs and 100 unpaid teachers: inside the collapse of ‘groundbreaking’ yoga studio Triyoga
Formerly a favourite of the A-list, the chain has abruptly ceased trading, leaving teachers and customers blindsidedKate Comer is a single mother with two children, so she is used to living on a financial knife-edge. But when the yoga studio at which she taught closed without warning in September, leaving her with two months’ worth of unpaid wages, it sent her anxiety skyrocketing.“I’m just reeling right now,” she said, estimating her loss at about £1,500. “I’m very concerned about the future.” Continue reading...
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Suppliers pile pressure on government over energy bills
Immediate action is needed to help households struggling with bills this winter, says trade body Energy UK.
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From the Bayeux tapestry to Glastonbury: top tips and tricks to grab the hottest tickets
Nothing is guaranteed but there are ways to boost your chances of experiencing such in-demand eventsWhether your passion is the battle of the bands or the Battle of Hastings, what are probably Britain’s hottest cultural tickets are about to go on sale – and to be in with a shout of going, there are insider tips that will get you a good spot in the queue.General admission tickets to the Glastonbury festival next June go on sale online at 9am on Sunday, while the next tranche of tickets to view the Bayeux tapestry at the British Museum will be released to members on Tuesday 6 October before a public on-sale on 21 October. Continue reading...
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'There’s no such thing as democracy': Yanis Varoufakis | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast
Who is really in charge – the people or the markets? In the first episode of Radical Thinking, a new series from the Guardian, senior economics commentator Aditya Chakrabortty speaks to the former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis. What was it like during the eurozone crisis when Varoufakis went head to head with those who wanted to stop his reforms?Watch Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty here. Continue reading...
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‘People are deserting it’: why are London mansions struggling to sell?
For decades, the capital’s house prices raced ahead of the national average – but now they are falling in prime areasAn elegant Georgian facade, a full-width balcony and an exclusive address in South Kensington just steps from the Natural History Museum and the V&A. Yet the listing price of this west London flat at Queen’s Gate Gardens has dropped by nearly £1m since last year, to £4.4m.It is far from an isolated case. A nearby house originally listed at £20m was slashed to £14m this year, says a local estate agent. In neighbouring Notting Hill, a stucco-fronted property that came to market two years ago at £16m is now being offered for less than £14m, they said. Continue reading...
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G7 to release millions of barrels of oil and diesel after Trump threat
The co-ordinated release is aimed at heading off further price spikes and avoiding a ban on US diesel exports.
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How AI is redefining Wall Street jobs — and boosting demand for this new 'hottest skill' by 1,721%
Banks are fueling a hiring surge for AI engineers who are good at "agent orchestration" — the ability to coordinate teams of specialized agents.
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Watch: Why has UK diesel price hit an all time high?
Diesel has now hit an average of £2 a litre in the UK, the RAC motoring group says, with petrol prices also rising.
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UK diesel prices top £2 a litre for first time, RAC says
The rise in global oil prices has been pushing up the pump prices of petrol and diesel in the UK.
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US jobs market sees sharp slowdown ahead of midterm elections
Unemployment rose slightly as American employers paused hiring with midterm elections just a month away.
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Why UK diesel prices have breached the £2 per litre mark
The average price of a litre of diesel at the pump stands at an all-time high of 200.01p, according to the RAC motoring body.
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No more cereal at the end of the aisle? New rules in Scotland's supermarkets
Restrictions are being put on products with high sugar, fat and salt content, but the meal deal lives on.
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Why are minimum alcohol prices going up?
The minimum price of alcohol (MUP) in Wales has risen by 30%.
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OpenAI fires workers for 'mishandling sensitive information'
The former employees were investigated for sharing data with an outside AI evaluation group.
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Crypto thieves attack man in home and threaten to kill pregnant wife's baby in 'horrific' robbery
The man was beaten with hammers until he transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds of cryptocurrency.
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What's gone wrong at Nike? How the world's sportswear giant lost its mojo
Several self-inflicted mistakes have cost the biggest sportswear brand on the planet in recent years.
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'It could cost me £10k but I need the money now': Why Gen Z are opting out of pensions
A growing number of people are opting out of these schemes due to cost-of-living pressures.
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The wealthy Cuban Americans ready and waiting for Havana to fall
Cuban exiles in Florida are increasingly hopeful that regime change in Cuba is now on the horizon.
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Protests about 87-year-old Mariacarmen Abascal's eviction reignited the housing debate
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Billionaire Sheiks and ‘sham’ contracts: the Manchester City scandal – podcast
Jonathan Liew explains the accusations against Manchester City – and Simon Hattenstone explains how it feels to be a fan Simon Hattenstone, a features writer for the Guardian, has been a Manchester City fan for more than 50 years. He was very young – and recovering from a childhood illness that had nearly killed him – when he started going to matches in his home town with his dad.For a long time, it was a relationship built on occasional highs and many, many lows. But then something extraordinary happened: Manchester City’s fortune began to turn and it had a glittering decade – until it all came crashing down. Continue reading...
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The AI telling farmers when to harvest
Will farmers want AI tools to help judge when to pick fruit, or is their own intuition enough?
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The start-ups hoping to return battery making to the US
Batteries based on sodium-ion technology could be made in the US with locally sourced materials.
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My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die
Aberdeen is launching an ambitious bid to revive its struggling centre. Could it offer lessons for other high streets?
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Europe's car makers are in crisis. Will the threat of war rescue them?
Auto executives across Europe hope rearmament can help them flex their industrial muscles once more.
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X-planes: Are they needed in the new era of drones?
Where do America's X-plane projects fit in an era of cheap drones?
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How the oil capital of the US welcomed a solar power boom
Texas is now the country's biggest producer of solar-farmed electricity.
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Spain battles climate change on several fronts
A summer of wildfires and heatwaves underlines the threats to the country's economy.
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The virtual worlds where robots are trained
Training systems that allow robots to negotiate the real world are getting more sophisticated.
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Would you buy branded clothing from your favourite tech firm?
Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic are all now selling their own limited edition fashion lines.
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The extreme engineering of aircraft windows
Few companies have the technology to make aircraft windows which are getting harder to make.
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Can Europe recharge its battery industry?
Europe has some promising battery tech, but can it make up ground lost to Chinese battery giants?
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I asked my husband to pay into my pension when we had a child - here's why
Molly and Taylor Haylett explain the changes to how they managed their finances when they started a family.
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Why some experts increasingly fear AI will take over
AI agents went on an uncontrolled hacking spree, leaving some in the industry worried
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Should promotion depend on how workers use AI?
More companies are tying career progression to AI use: is that fair?
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Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption
Are people going to have to increasingly accept more delays and diversions as the effects of climate change intensify?
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Why the UK is dithering over what to do about e-scooters
Why is it taking so long for the government to regulate them, and what are the consequences of delay?
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Why Gen Z are planning for life without a state pension
Many younger people do not believe the state pension will exist when they are older
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